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Ex-Merseyside Firefighter Gets 13-Year Term for Grooming and Child Sex Offences

The judge classed him as dangerous, imposing an extended licence, lifelong sex-offender registration plus strict protection orders.

Overview

  • Liverpool Crown Court sentenced Scott Cameron, 41, to 12 years for ten offences with a further one-year consecutive term for a historic count, plus six years on extended licence.
  • Convictions include six counts of sexual activity with a child aged 13–15, sexual communication with a child, two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and meeting a child following grooming.
  • Prosecutors said he groomed the girl over about two years after obtaining her number from a school open day card, using flattery, coercive messages, threats to share images, and arranging secret meetings.
  • The court ordered lifetime sex-offender registration, a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, restraining orders for both victims, and a ban on working with children.
  • Merseyside Police and the Crown Prosecution Service condemned him as dangerous and manipulative, with detectives urging victims to seek support and report abuse.